D. ChristmasChoose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below.6. Presents ________in colored paper and put under the Christmas tree.A. are wrappedB. are wrapC. are wrapedD. are wrapping7. Tom likes________. He spends lots of hours watching the birds.A. bird-watchingB. bird-watchC. watch-birdD. watching-bird8. Greg ________me that he liked rock music.A. said toB. told toC. askedD. explained9. Sally is quite keen ________the idea.A. inB. onC. ofD. for10. Milk ________cows and goats.A. belongs toB. comes fromC. is made ofD. is made from11. ________is a religious song that people sing at Christmas.A. CarolB. PoemC. Christmas cardD. Patron saint12. Galileo said that the earth ________round.A. isB. wereC. has beenD. was being13. They recently returned ________Paris from London.A. toB. for

C. towardsD. Ø14. Could you talk________?A. more quietB. quieterC. quietlierD. more quietly15. I thanked my classmate ________helping me with my homework.A. forB. aboutC. ofD. Øst16. Halloween is the night of 31 October, when people once believed that ghosts________.A. can seeB. can be seenC. could seeD. could be seen17. She ________me she didn’t know what to do.A. saidB. toldC. askedD. suggested18. Anita is fond ________playing the piano.A. inB. onC. ofD. for19. The fire is made ________matches or lighters. It is made in the traditional way.A. withB. withoutC. ofD. by20. She seems very ________today.A. sleepyB. sleepilyC. happilyD. seriously21. Ten countries participated in the discussions.A. took part inB. heldC. went toD. arranged22. The journey from the airport to the university ________about half an hour.A. spendsB. takesC. wantD. passes23. ________is a saint regarded as protecting a particular person or place.A. Patron saintB. Blessed saintC. Holy saintD. Fairy godmother24. The ________festival was held in the communal house yard.A. rice-cookB. rice-cookerC. rice-cookingD. rice-cooked25. I ________that I didn’t know what to do.A. saidB. toldC. askedD. suggestedChoose the underlined part that needs correction.26. Christmas tree is usually decorated by colored lights and shiny balls.ABCD27. Chris said that the twins couldn’t go to school this day because they were ill.ABCD

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28. If you are interested on helping, just show up on Saturday.ABCD29. Our teacher told that the sun always rises in the east.ABCD30. Many Vietnamese people prepare for the holiday by pay their debts and cleaning their homes.ABCDChoose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces.Harvest Festival is (31)_____ October. It is a very ancient (32)_____ but it is also part of the Christiantradition. It (33)_____ new crops and food. Children often bring fruit, vegetables and cereals into school. Schoolsusually give the food to hospitals or to old people. (34)_____ the past, people sometimes (35)_____ traditionaldolls out of corn.

31. A. in32. A. thing33. A. gives34. A. In35. A. make

B. atB. festivalB. suppliesB. AtB. made

C. onC. vacationC. celebratesC. OnC. making

D. fromD. holidayD. holdsD. SinceD. are making

Read the following passage and choose the best answers to each of the questions below.Hi! I’m Dean. I’m from England. My favorite time of the year is Christmas, which is on 25 th December.That’s when Christians celebrate the birth of Christ. In the middle of December we send a lot of cards to ourfriends and family, here and abroad. Then we get a big tree and decorate it with lights and other things. OnChristmas Day, we give each other presents. We have one enormous meal with turkey, and after that, we haveChristmas pudding. [pudding: dessert]

36. When is Christmas held?A. On 25 DecemberB. In the middle of DecemberC. In the middle of the yearD. no information37. Christmas is held because Christians want to________________.A. have a good timeB. celebrate the birth of ChristC. visit their friends and familyD. decorate big trees38. What does the word ‘decorate’ in line 5 mean?A. make something look nicerB. paint somethingC. make something look worseD. buy something39. On Christmas Day, people________________.A. give each other presentsB. have an enormous meal with turkeyC. have Christmas puddingD. all are correct40. Which of the following is not true?A. Dean is English.B. At Christmas, people get big trees and decorate it.C. Dean prefers Halloween to Christmas.D. In the middle of December, people send a lot of Christmas cards to their friends and family.

7. Tom likes________. He spends lots of hours watching the birds.A. bird-watchingB. bird-watchC. watch-birdD. watching-bird8. Greg ________me that he liked rock music.A. said toB. told toC. askedD. explained9. Sally is quite keen ________the idea.A. inB. onC. ofD. for10. Milk ________cows and goats.A. belongs toB. comes fromC. is made ofD. is made from11. ________is a religious song that people sing at Christmas.A. CarolB. PoemC. Christmas cardD. Patron saint12. Galileo said that the earth ________round.A. isB. wereC. has beenD. was being13. They recently returned ________Paris from London.A. toB. forC. towardsD. Ø14. Could you talk________?A. more quietB. quieterC. quietlierD. more quietly15. I thanked my classmate ________helping me with my homework.A. forB. aboutC. ofD. Øst16. Halloween is the night of 31 October, when people once believed that ghosts________.A. can seeB. can be seenC. could seeD. could be seen17. She ________me she didn’t know what to do.A. saidB. toldC. askedD. suggested18. Anita is fond ________playing the piano.A. inB. onC. ofD. for19. The fire is made ________matches or lighters. It is made in the traditional way.A. withB. withoutC. ofD. by20. She seems very ________today.A. sleepyB. sleepilyC. happilyD. seriously21. Ten countries participated in the discussions.A. took part inB. heldC. went toD. arranged22. The journey from the airport to the university ________about half an hour.A. spendsB. takesC. wantD. passes23. ________is a saint regarded as protecting a particular person or place.A. Patron saintB. Blessed saintC. Holy saintD. Fairy godmother24. The ________festival was held in the communal house yard.A. rice-cookB. rice-cookerC. rice-cookingD. rice-cooked25. I ________that I didn’t know what to do.A. saidB. toldC. askedD. suggestedChoose the underlined part that needs correction.26. Christmas tree is usually decorated by colored lights and shiny balls.ABCD27. Chris said that the twins couldn’t go to school this day because they were ill.ABCD28. If you are interested on helping, just show up on Saturday.ABCD29. Our teacher told that the sun always rises in the east.ABCD30. Many Vietnamese people prepare for the holiday by pay their debts and cleaning their homes.ABCDChoose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces.Harvest Festival is (31)_____ October. It is a very ancient (32)_____ but it is also part of the Christiantradition. It (33)_____ new crops and food. Children often bring fruit, vegetables and cereals into school. Schoolsusually give the food to hospitals or to old people. (34)_____ the past, people sometimes (35)_____ traditionaldolls out of corn.

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31. A. in32. A. thing33. A. gives34. A. In35. A. make

B. atB. festivalB. suppliesB. AtB. made

C. onC. vacationC. celebratesC. OnC. making

D. fromD. holidayD. holdsD. SinceD. are making

Read the following passage and choose the best answers to each of the questions below.Hi! I’m Dean. I’m from England. My favorite time of the year is Christmas, which is on 25 th December.That’s when Christians celebrate the birth of Christ. In the middle of December we send a lot of cards to ourfriends and family, here and abroad. Then we get a big tree and decorate it with lights and other things. OnChristmas Day, we give each other presents. We have one enormous meal with turkey, and after that, we haveChristmas pudding. [pudding: dessert]

36. When is Christmas held?A. On 25 DecemberB. In the middle of DecemberC. In the middle of the yearD. no information37. Christmas is held because Christians want to________________.A. have a good timeB. celebrate the birth of ChristC. visit their friends and familyD. decorate big trees38. What does the word ‘decorate’ in line 5 mean?A. make something look nicerB. paint somethingC. make something look worseD. buy something39. On Christmas Day, people________________.A. give each other presentsB. have an enormous meal with turkeyC. have Christmas puddingD. all are correct40. Which of the following is not true?A. Dean is English.B. At Christmas, people get big trees and decorate it.C. Dean prefers Halloween to Christmas.D. In the middle of December, people send a lot of Christmas cards to their friends and family.